Speights, 6-foot-10 and 255 pounds, played 52 games for the Orlando Magic in the 2017-2018 season, during which he made just under 40 percent of his field goal attempts, and averaged 7.7 points. He was playing on a one-year, $2.1 million contract.

Speights played 82 games with the Clippers the season before, and was with the Warriors from 2013-2016. His best season was 2014-2015 with Golden State, when he averaged 10.4 points and made almost 50 percent of his field goal attempts.